John Scott Harrison

Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States of America. Roosevelt spent part of his presidency figuring out what companies were breaking the Sherman Act and putting them out of business. These companies were making it hard other the consumers and other companies that might have been trying to get their hand in the game. These bad trusts were not just stopping people from getting into the market but they were also making sure that the other companies that were already in the…

rock popular during this musical era. The song’s lyrics suggest a distorted sensory experience or acid trip, which is referred to as “tangerine trees,” “rocking-horse people,” or “marmalade skies” in addition to other surreal fancies. According to John Lennon, the song had been inspired by a picture his son had painted at school, portraying a girl named Lucy in the sky and surrounded by…

Harlan Ellison’s “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream”, and “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut are written in different aspect of time. Vonnegut writes his in a future setting, whereas Ellison writes his in an unrealistic time and space. Both authors use imagery to create images, but Ellison usage of tone and first person point of view makes it more compelling and give it more suspension. On the other hand, Vonnegut uses third person point of view to clearly illustrate the conversation and the…

The Beatles were a famous British rock band whose members included John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Richard Starkey better known as Ringo Starr. The Beatles are arguably the greatest and the most influential rock band in the world. This view is based on the fact that they changed the course of music in the 60s and still have an influence on the contemporary music scene. One can see how their music changed the lifestyle of that generation by comparing the existent trends before…

How would one compensate for on the thirtieth birthday his life was unexpectedly put to a complete stop without its awareness by an unreachable authority, which restricted his limitation of superiority in protesting against social conformity as an extraordinary individual? The life of the protagonist in “The Trial” – Josef K. had demonstrated ultimately the desire dominance of an arrested man against not only the incomprehensible law and inaccessible court system, however characters around him.…

In the story, “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, it is the year 2081 and everything is finally equal. One of the main characters, Hazel is the wife to George and is pretty dumb. Although, in this society she is average. While the husband, George is very smart, but in this society he is handicapped. George must wear weights around his neck to dumb down his strength. As well as an ear piece that makes noises when he thinks too much. Theses noises disrupt George’s thoughts. This way everyone is…

strength. Society wouldn't be prejudice, and there wouldn't be any wars due to the lack of competition, right? Even though this type of society seems like it can lead to utopia, it can also lead to some downfalls and communism. In the short story "Harrison Bergeron", the author, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., describes a futuristic American society in 2081, where everyone is equal. People who are above society standards wear handicaps, which restrict their abilities to get them at the same level as everyone…

To begin with Harrison Bergeron, “he was held on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. He is a genius and an athlete…” (Pg.2), so, the civilization sees Harrison as an enormous hazard to them. For example, Harrison Bergeron was a rebellious citizen mentioned to be hazardous that managed to break out of prison. A fourteen-year-old, named Harrison Bergeron broke out of jail with the plans of plotting to overthrow the government. Then, he went on television and took off his handicap…

average, handicaps are forced upon them. This is the world of Harrison Bergeron, a world of dystopia, but in the meantime, will this also be the fate of America? Equality is the state of being equal in status, rights, and opportunities. Although equality is strived for everywhere in society, it does not lead to a utopia. It leads to a society that depreciates differences and uniqueness, turning it into a dystopia. In the short story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., a dystopian world is…

sameness throughout her book, no one has their own talents. In addition to this, “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., wrote the characters with a sense of unity. Uniqueness is not common in these stories, however both include similar characters that contain similar themes throughout reading. One theme the stories share is to be oneself even if society tells one not to. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., the author of “Harrison Bergeron,” incorporates the theme writing the character with uniqueness…